ChemistryCode 9701
Redox processes: electron transfer and changes in oxidation number (oxidation state)
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- determine the oxidation numbers that elements take on within compounds and ions
- apply changes in oxidation numbers to aid the balancing of chemical equations
- explain the terms redox, oxidation, reduction and disproportionation through the transfer of electrons and changes in oxidation number, and use these terms
- explain what an oxidising agent and a reducing agent are, and use both terms
- use a Roman numeral to show how large an element's oxidation number is